Likay is a form of folk opera popular in Thailand, Cambodia and Malaysia. It emerged in the late nineteenth century and is generally believed to have originated in the Malay-inhabited regions of southern Thailand.
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Place of OriginMalay-inhabited regions of Southern Thailand 1 Defining TraitExtravagant costumes with barely equipped stages and vaguely determined storylines 1 Defining Trait In the Other Atlases
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generally believed to have originated in the Malay-inhabited regions of Southern Thailand
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the combination of extravagant costumes with barely equipped stages and vaguely determined storylines
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Likay (Thai: ลิเก pronounced [líʔ.kēː], RTGS: like; Jawi script: جيكيي; Khmer: យីកេ [ˈjiːkeː]), is a form of folk opera popular in Thailand, Cambodia, and Malaysia.
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